1980–81 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 1980–81 men's college basketball season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 19–11.

1980–81 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NIT, First Round L 81–88 vs. Syracuse
ConferenceIndependent
Record20–11
Head coach
Home arenaMECCA Arena
Seasons
1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 DePaul   27 2   .931
No. 7 Notre Dame   23 6   .793
Southern Mississippi   20 7   .741
James Madison   21 9   .700
Fordham   19 9   .679
Cleveland State   18 9   .667
Stetson   18 9   .667
Saint Peter's   17 9   .654
Tennessee State   17 9   .654
Marquette   20 11   .645
Old Dominion   18 10   .643
Penn State   17 10   .630
St. Francis (Pa.)   17 10   .630
Siena   17 10   .630
South Carolina   17 10   .630
Dayton   18 11   .621
Long Island   18 11   .621
Texas–Pan American   18 11   .621
Illinois State   16 11   .593
Wagner   16 11   .593
UNLV   16 12   .571
William & Mary   16 12   .571
North Texas State   15 12   .556
Southeastern Louisiana   14 13   .519
Iona   15 14   .517
Richmond   15 14   .517
Fairfield   13 13   .500
UNC Wilmington   13 13   .500
New Orleans   13 14   .481
Towson State   13 14   .481
East Carolina   12 14   .462
Fairleigh Dickinson   12 14   .462
Valparaiso   12 15   .444
Campbell   11 16   .407
George Mason   10 16   .385
St. Francis (N.Y.)   10 16   .385
Navy   9 16   .360
Robert Morris   9 18   .333
Baptist   8 19   .296
Northern Iowa   8 19   .296
Army   7 19   .269
Portland State   7 20   .259
Manhattan   6 20   .231
Nicholls State   6 22   .214
Baltimore   5 21   .192
Catholic   4 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1980–81 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Tony Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Argo, Illinois
G 21 Artie Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Bronx, New York
G 22 Larry Hatchett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Aurora, Illinois
F 0 Oliver Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr DeLand, Florida
F 52 Marc Marotta 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C 45 Dean Marquardt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C 34 Brian Nyenhuis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Oostburg, Wisconsin
G 31 Doc Rivers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Maywood, Illinois
F 33 Terrell Schlundt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Antigo, Wisconsin
F 30 Greg Shimon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Brookfield, Wisconsin
F 42 Don Smolinski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Menasha, Wisconsin
G 23 Mike Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1
Charleston W 106–58  1–0
MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, WI
December 6
Stanford W 69–58  2–0
MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, WI
December 13
Illinois L 68–69  2–1
MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, WI
December 17
at Minnesota W 92–68  3–1
Williams Arena (16,715)
Minneapolis, MN
December 19
Cal State Bakersfield
Milwaukee Classic
W 95–60  4–1
MECCA Arena (10,034)
Milwaukee, WI
December 20
Clemson
Milwaukee Classic
W 68–67  5–1
MECCA Arena (10,599)
Milwaukee, WI
December 23
Western Michigan W 79–74  6–1
MECCA Arena (10,215)
Milwaukee, WI
December 27*
vs. Pan American L 70–71  6–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (6,520)
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 28*
vs. Loyola Marymount W 91–80  7–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,155)
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 29*
vs. Louisiana Tech W 80–66  8–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,238)
Honolulu, Hawaii
January 7
Southern Mississippi L 72–84  8–3
MECCA Arena (10,552)
Milwaukee, WI
January 10
Notre Dame W 54–52  9–3
MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, WI
January 13
Memphis W 86–67  10–3
MECCA Arena (10,852)
Milwaukee, WI
January 15
at Creighton W 76–66  11–3
Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,908)
Omaha, Nebraska
January 17
South Carolina L 89–91  11–4
MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, WI
January 24
at Dayton L 73–85  11–5
UD Arena (13,108)
Dayton, OH
January 26
at Xavier W 78–58  12–5
Riverfront Coliseum (4,109)
Cincinnati, OH
January 29
at Cleveland State W 58–54  13–5
Woodling Gym (7,441)
Cleveland, OH
January 31
at Wake Forest L 60–83  13–6
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,400)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 5
at St. Bonaventure W 75–65  14–6
Reilly Center (4,150)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 7
Detroit W 65–42  15–6
MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, WI
February 10
Xavier W 78–62  16–6
MECCA Arena (10,106)
Milwaukee, WI
February 14
Louisville L 60–79  16–7
MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, WI
February 17
at Charlotte L 58–61  16–8
Bojangles' Coliseum (3,517)
Charlotte, NC
February 21
at DePaul L 71–78  16–9
Allstate Arena (17,013)
Rosemont, Illinois
February 24
Loyola W 63–62  17–9
MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, WI
February 26
Valparaiso W 73–58  18–9
MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, WI
March 1
at Florida State L 78–81  18–10
Tully Gymnasium (1,512)
Tallahassee, Florida
March 4
Stetson W 91–58  19–10
MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, WI
March 10
at Wisconsin W 64–53  20–10
Wisconsin Field House (12,204)
Madison, WI
March 13
at Syracuse
NIT First round
L 81–88  20–11
Carrier Dome (20,123)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
4 84 Oliver Lee Chicago Bulls
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References

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  1. ^ "1980–81 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.
  3. ^ "1980–81 Marquette Warriors men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.